Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture – Yuma Tongu and Yutaro Sugimoto belted ninth-inning solo home runs to bring the two-time defending Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes from behind in a 3-2 interleague win over the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers on Thursday.
Trailing 2-1 with one out against Tigers closer Atsuki Yuasa (0-2) at Hyogo Prefecture’s Koshien Stadium near Osaka, Tongu tied it with his fifth home run of the season.
With two outs, Sugimoto, the PL’s 2021 home run leader, hit his 10th off a 3-2 pitch, a mammoth blast that landed well up into the venerable ballpark’s left-field stands.
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Source : Baseball – The Japan Times